Shoe with backstays



April 21, 1953 F, AYERS 2,635,361

SHOE WITH BACKSTAYS Filed April 19, 1950 Yah?.

Patented Apr. 21, 1953 UNITED SflfifXTllS 'PAT-.TENT

F FICE SHGEWITH BAUKSTAYS Fred L. Ayers, WatertowmMass.

ApplicationAprl 19, 1950,SeilNo.I56',899

(Cl. 13G-1.8.5)

f2/Claims.

f-1 vThis invention relates vto i'shoes and to their manufacture, and has'ior an object to fproduce shoes wherein at leastjportions of both the inner andoutersoles are extended `upwardly onto kthe upperattheheel-fend to form 'in'sidelland'outsi'de backstays.

"Aiurther1 object is 'to provide for the" attachment tothe shoe upper -o'ffan outside b'ackstay portion which vmay lbean extension'at the Aheel end 'of the outersle, such Aattachment being by stitching which is 4concealed on the inside "oi the shoe, either by `4the inside -backstay or `by the useofstitching which does not'pass through the v'outer but -terminates in -free inarginal'portions of an outside backstay'member to which an-outersoleextension may be secured.

Further objects ,and.advantages will appear froma description v`of Aconstructions shown in the accompanying udrawings in which Figure 1 is a perspective UvView of a .pair of quarters secured together Lbyfa -back seam ,and arranged .for incorporation.linfashoe in vaccordance withjthis invention.

.Figure i2 ,is a plan view .showing the inside backstayportion of the innersole, top stitched to .the 4.quarters of Figure '1.

'FigureBis a vdetail sectional view onI1ine.3-.3 fFigure `2.

Figure 4 is a View showing the innersole and inside backstay pulled upwardly out of the way and the outside backstay portion of the outersole stitched to the quarters.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view on line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side elevation partly broken away and in section of a shoe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figures '7 and 8 are detail sectional views on lines 1--1 and 8-8, respectively, of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view similar to a portion of Figure 4, but showing a modification.

Figure 10 is a heel end view of a shoe incorporating the construction of Figure 9.

Figure 11 is a view generally similar to Figure 6, but including the modifications of Figures 9 and 10.

Figures 12 and 13 are detail sectional views on lines |2-I2 and I3|3, respectively, of Figure 11.

Figure 14 is a view similar to Figure 13, but showing the shoe lasted as a welt shoe.

Figure 15 is a fragmentary heel end elevation of a shoe to a larger scale and showing a further modication.

Referring to Figures l, 2, and 4, at l is shown the laminatedquarters of a shoetupperwhich aresecured togetherlby abackseamat' asrshcwn in "Figure "1. These 'quarters kare also @provided withacombined ,topiandzeyelet stays "3. Tozthe lquarters"thus'securedtogether, is Asecured bythe top stitching as at 4"(see FigureZL theupper Lend' of a 'combinedror YintegralV inside backstay vand innersolef. The-remainder51of 'the4 integral inside backstay and "innersole is. Aleft v-unattached for the ,time being "and: isgpu'lled iupwardgly, "and a combined or v'integral "outersole and V'outside backstayl '5 is ysecured at l its "backstay vjportionto the quarters as by stitching '1 ias "shown inFigure vv4. :This 'stitching-passes 'through `'the fquarters `but `somewhat Lwithin' the margin "of the inside backstayportionof the member l5 so t'that thereafter 'when this backstayportion issreplaced and 'cemented against y'the inner "faces of the quarters, 'it hidesthe stitcheswhich secure the outside backstay injposition. inligures '4 and 5, the member 15gis vshown .asipulled out ,of the way, permittingthe attachment of .theoutside 'backstay portion ofthe member 4t'w'itlmutl the stitches 'passing "through "the: inside' backstay :where `"they wouldbe visible-onthe inner `lface of the vcompleted shoe. This 'provides a smooth `interior surface of' the vshoe Vfor, presentation` tothe `foot and A`also conceals Uany manufacturing inaccuracies in relative positioning of the inside and outside backstay portions, which, if the stitching appeared on the inside of the shoe, would show the stitching unsymmetrically positioned with respect to the inside backstay.

After the innersole and outersole members 5 and 6, respectively, have been secured to the quarters, the shoemaking proceeds as desired. For example, the margins of the innersole member 5 at the innersole portion may be secured to the lower margins of the quarters and the shoe may then be slip lasted, after which the outersole portion of the member 6 may be attached thereto to form a shoe of the stitch-down type as illustrated in Figure 13. If desired, also, counter stiffening means may be employed. As shown for example, in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2 and in full lines in Figures 4 and 6, external stiiening patches I0 may be employed which have their adjacent edges located between the inside and outside backstay portions. These patches may be in the form of pockets for receiving separate stiffening elements, or their inner faces may be coated with a liquid stiffening agent before they are assembled in the shoe, which, when allowed or caused to harden, produces the desired stiffness. Instead of lasting the shoe in accordance with the slip lasting or stitch-down methods, it may be otherwise lasted, as by the welt method as shown in Figure 14, a stitch-receiving rib II of any suitable description having been secured to the lower face of the innersole member 5 about the innersole portion, or the shoe may be cement lasted, if desired, as shown for example, in Figure 8 where the lower margins of the upper materials are cemented to the under face of the innersole 5.

By using the continuous inside backstay and innersole, a smooth rounded contour is formed within the shoe for engagement with the foot in accordance with the disclosure of my Patent No. 2,460,699 granted February 1, 1949.

The use of the combined outersole and outside backstay provides for a smooth uninterrupted face for the shoe sole and rear end. However, in some cases it may be desired to employ a separate outside backstay with an outersole having an outside backstay portion.

As shown in Figure 9, a backstay I5 seperate from the outersole may be secured in position by the stitching I6, the innersole being held out of the way while the stitching is being placed, so

.that when the inside backstay is replaced it will cover the line of stitching. After the outside backstay I5 has been so placed, leaving marginal unsecured portions I1 outwardly of the securing stitching, a combined outersole and outside backstay portion similar to that shown in Figures 4 and 5 at 6 may be applied, being secured to the innersole and such other parts as may be desired by a continuous line of stitching 20, which at the outside backstay I5, is secured to this outside backstay at the free margin I 1. Thus a continuous line of stitching secures the combined outersole and outside backstay, but the stitching at the outside backstay portion being positioned at the free margins of the outsole backstay I5 does not pass through the upper and hence is not visible from the inside of the shoe. This is shown, for example, in Figure 12.

In Figure 15 a modification is shown in which the outersole 6a has a relatively short rearward extension 2I which may be turned up against the outer face of the upper either with or without an outside backstay member interposed therebetween, this portion 2| being secured to the upper materials as by the line of stitching 22. This lino of stitching may be placed before the inside backstay is replaced after being attached by the top stitching to the quarters so that when this inside backstay is replaced it covers the line o! stitching 22. If desired, of course, this line of stitching 22 could be placed after the inside backstay 5 is in position, whereupon it would show on the inside of the shoe.

From the foregoing description of certain embodiments of this invention it will be evident to those skilled in the art that various further changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. A shoe having laminated quarters stitched together at their top edges, an outsole having a backstay stitched to said quarters at its top and sides, and an insole having integral therewith a backstay stitched to said quarters by said top stitching only and cemented to the inner face of said quarters and covering the stitches which Y secure the sides of said outsole backstay to said quarters.

2. A shoe having laminated quarters stitched together at their top edges, an outsole having a backstay integral therewith stitched to said quarters at its top and sides, and an insole having integral therewith a backstay stitched to said quarters by said tcp stitching only and cemented to the inner face of said quarters and covering the stitches which secure the sides of said outsole backstay to said quarters.

FRED L. AYERS.

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